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PON1/1291

Notification details

Status Completed
First observed date 26 August 2012
First observed time 16:00
Incident type(s) Oil release
Organisations involved Nexen Petroleum U.K Limited
Installation Buzzard Production Platform
Installation type Fixed
Field BUZZARD
Latitude 57° 48' 53.9'' N
Longitude 0° 58' 21.9'' W
Quadrant / block no. 20 / 6

Oil release details

Oil product released Crude
How was the quantity released determined
Total quantity of oil released .0062 tonnes

Formal investigation

Formal investigation ever opened Yes

Close off details

Release ever ongoing No

Source details

Source Oil carry over to the LP flare tip dropping into the sea